Fredrik Engelstad (born 12 March 1944) is a

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sociologist. He has written several books. He is the son of writer

Carl Fredrik Engelstad Carl Johan Fredrik Engelstad (11 November 1915 – 1 October 1996) was a Norwegian writer, playwright, journalist, translator and theatre director. Personal life Engelstad was born in Hadsel as the son of jurist Sigurd Engelstad (1878–1916) ...

and physician Vibeke Engelstad, and a nephew of archivist

Sigurd Engelstad Sigurd Engelstad (2 August 1914 – 16 January 2006) was a Norwegian genealogist and archivist. Engelstad was born at Hadsel in Nordland, Norway. He was the son of jurist Sigurd Engelstad (1878–1916) and older brother of writer Carl Fredrik Enge ...

. He is married to professor Irene Johnson. Engelstad earned the

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degree in 1974 and the

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degree in 1989.Fredrik Engelstad

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He was director of the

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from 1986 to 2007. From 1990 to 2007 he held a part-time position as Professor of Sociology at the

. He became a full-time Professor of Sociology at the University of Oslo in 2008 and became Professor Emeritus in 2014. He has been a visiting fellow at

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(1981), the

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(1993), the

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(1996) and the

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(2006).

Honours

*Member of the

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, 2009 *Honorary Prize of the Norwegian Sociological Association, 2004

Selected works

* Fredrik Engelstad, ed. (1999) ''Om makt. Teori og kritikk.'' Oslo: AdNotam Gyldendal * Fredrik Engelstad, Carl Erik Grenness, Ragnvald Kalleberg and Raino Malnes (1998), ''Samfunn og vitenskap.'' Oslo: AdNotam Gyldendal * Fredrik Engelstad (1992), ''Kjærlighetens irrganger. Sinn og samfunn i Bjørnsons og Ibsens diktning.'' Oslo: Gyldendal * Fredrik Engelstad (1990), ''Likhet og styring. Deltakerdemokratiet på prøve.'' Oslo: Universitetsforlaget *

Dag Østerberg Dag Østerberg (9 November 1938 – 22 February 2017) was a Norwegian sociologist, philosopher and musicologist. He was born in Trondheim to police officer Erling Østerberg and Jørgine Sofie Kleven. He was a central contributor to the so ...

and Fredrik Engelstad (1992), ''Samfunnsformasjonen.'' 3. edition. Oslo: Pax

References

Norwegian sociologists Academic staff of the University of Oslo 1944 births Living people Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters {{Norway-academic-bio-stub